tend
Lack of sensation is a serious problem - it can lead to foot wounds going unnoticed and untended.
The plan for allowing double burials would only involve untended graves that are more than 75 years old.
The fire was blamed on an untended candle.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

In bad condition
battered
battle-scarred
be on the skidsidiom
beat someone up
blasted
have seen better daysidiom
hors de combat
impaired
in decay
in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
ruined
run someone/something down
sad
scarred
scuffed
the worse for wearidiom
well worn
worm-eaten
worn out
worse

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Neglecting and ignoring